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Season 18

Season Information No. of episodes: 22 Original run: September 10, 2006 - May 20th, 2007 Showrunner(s): Al Jean DVD boxset: The Complete Eighteenth Season Previous season: Next season: Season 17 Season 19

Season 18 is the eighteenth broadcast season of The Simpsons. It originally ran on Fox from September 10, 2006, with "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer", to May 20th, 2007, with "You Kent Always Say What You Want". The season was mostly made up of production season JABF episodes, with seven rollover episodes from production season HABF also airing. Al Jean served as the showrunner for the season.

Awards

Award Episode Crew Result British Comedy Award for Best International Comedy Show N/A N/A Nominated People's Choice Award for Favorite Animated Comedy Won Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Animated Show 59th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program "The Haw-Hawed Couple" James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Tim Long, John Frink, Don Payne, Dana Gould, Kevin Curran, J. Stewart Burns, Michael Price, Bill Odenkirk, Marc Wilmore, Joel H. Cohen, Laurie Biernacki, Rick Polizzi, Mark Kirkland, Matthew Faughnan, Scott Brutz, Chris Clements, Matt Selman Nominated 60th Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation Matt Selman "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" Jeff Westbrook Won "Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!" John Frink Nominated Environmental Media Award for Best Television Episodic Comedy "The Wife Aquatic" 35th Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production "Yokel Chords" Alf Clausen and Michael Price Won 35th Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production "24 Minutes" Ian Maxtone-Graham and Billy Kimball Nominated

Episodes

Picture # Title Original airdate Directed by Written by Prod. code 379 - 1 "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" September 10, 2006 Michael Marcantel Bill Odenkirk HABF15 When Lisa befriends Fat Tony's son Michael, Fat Tony and the Simpsons have dinner together. But when Fat Tony is shot by a rival gang, Homer and Bart help Michael fill in for his father while he recovers. Guest starring: Michael Imperioli as Dante Calabresi, Jr., Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony, Metallica as themselves, and Joe Pantoliano as Dante Calabresi, Sr.. 380 - 2 "Jazzy and the Pussycats" September 17, 2006 Steven Dean Moore Daniel Chun HABF18 Bart starts playing the drums after a psychiatrist suggests it as a treatment method. But Lisa gets jealous of him when he plays with jazz musicians. Meanwhile, Lisa adopts a large number of animals to get over her feelings. Guest starring: Jack White as himself and Meg White as herself. 381 - 3 "Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em" September 24, 2006 Mike B. Anderson Co-director: Ralph Sosa Matt Warburton HABF20 When Marge takes up carpentry, she decides to become a professional carpenter, but she's not taken seriously as she's a woman. So, Homer pretends to be the one doing the work, but when he starts receiving all the credit, Marge becomes annoyed and lets him do the work himself. Meanwhile, Bart and Principal Skinner feud when they find out each other's allergies. 382 - 4 "Treehouse of Horror XVII" November 5, 2006 David Silverman and Matthew Faughnan Peter Gaffney HABF17 In "Married to the Blob", Homer eats green extraterrestrial goo and morphs into a rampaging blob with an insatiable appetite. In "You Gotta Know When to Golem", Bart uses a golem to enact revenge on anyone who has wronged him. In "The Day the Earth Looked Stupid," the residents of early-1930s Springfield refuse to believe news of an actual alien invasion after being duped by Orson Welles' The War of the Worlds radio broadcast. Guest starring: Fran Drescher as the Female Golem, Maurice LaMarche as Orson Welles, Richard Lewis as the Male Golem, Phil McGraw as himself, and Sir Mix-a-Lot as the "Baby Likes Fat" singer. 383 - 5 "G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)" November 12, 2006 Nancy Kruse Daniel Chun HABF21 Homer ends up enlisting in the army when trying to get Bart's pre-enlistment contract made void. Homer and the other recruits deemed too unfit or stupid for the front line get involved in a war game in Springfield, with live ammunition being used. Guest starring: Maurice LaMarche as the army recruiter 2 and Kiefer Sutherland as the army colonel. 384 - 6 "Moe'N'a Lisa" November 19, 2006 Mark Kirkland Matt Warburton HABF19 After Homer forgets about Moe's birthday, Moe writes an angry letter venting to Homer. When Lisa reads it, she becomes impressed by Moe's writing and helps him become a published poet. But when Moe takes all the credit, Lisa feels betrayed. Guest starring: Michael Chabon as himself, Jonathan Franzen as himself, J. K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson, Tom Wolfe as himself, and Gore Vidal as himself. 385 - 7 "Ice Cream of Margie (with the Light Blue Hair)" November 26, 2006 Matthew Nastuk Carolyn Omine HABF22 When Homer is left an ice cream truck after the owner passes away, he becomes an ice cream man. Meanwhile, Marge puts all the leftover popsicle sticks to use by making them into sculptures. But when Homer hits her sculptures with his new truck, their relationship goes down a rocky road. 386 - 8 "The Haw-Hawed Couple" December 10, 2006 Chris Clements Matt Selman JABF02 Nelson invites the whole of Bart's class to his birthday, but Bart and Martin convince the others not to go. Bart is forced to go to Nelson's birthday by Marge, and ends up becoming friends with his bully. Meanwhile, Homer and Lisa enjoy reading the Angelica Button series together. 387 - 9 "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" December 17, 2006 Bob Anderson Jeff Westbrook JABF01 When Gil, as Costington's Santa Claus, gives Lisa the present that his boss intended to give to his daughter, Gil is fired. Taking pity on Gil, Marge invites him to stay with them over the holidays. However, Gil overstays his welcome by almost a year when Marge can't tell him "no." Guest starring: Elvis Stojko as himself. 388 - 10 "The Wife Aquatic" January 7, 2007 Lance Kramer Kevin Curran JABF03 Marge reminisces about the time in her childhood when she vacationed at Barnacle Bay, but when the family visits, they find it has become a dump. After Homer accidentally burns down the town's pier, he is forced to repay his debts as a fisherman aboard The Rotting Pelican. Guest starring: Maurice LaMarche as the oceanographer and Sab Shimono as the gruff Japanese sailor. 389 - 11 "Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Three Times" January 28, 2007 Michael Polcino Joel H. Cohen JABF05 After being cut off while driving, Homer decides he wants revenge. The family then offers three stories about why revenge may not always be a good thing. Marge retells The Count of Monte Cristo, Lisa tells a story about Milhouse getting revenge on the school bullies, and Bart tells a story about him becoming the superhero Bartman. 390 - 12 "Little Big Girl" February 11, 2007 Raymond S. Persi Don Payne JABF04 After extinguishing a city-wide fire, Bart is rewarded with a driving license. However, he gets tired of taking Homer everywhere, so he escapes and meets a teenage girl who falls in love with him. Meanwhile, Lisa claims she is a descendant of a fake Native American tribe for a school project. Guest starring: Natalie Portman as Darcy. 391 - 13 "Springfield Up" February 18, 2007 Chuck Sheetz Matt Warburton JABF07 Declan Desmond films a documentary about the lives of people in Springfield and how they changed over the years. Due to looking bad in previous filming sessions, Homer makes Desmond believe he became rich and owns a mansion. Guest starring: Eric Idle as Declan Desmond. 392 - 14 "Yokel Chords" March 4, 2007 Susie Dietter Michael Price JABF09 Lisa teaches the Spuckler children about culture, and soon Krusty hires them to act on The Krusty the Clown Show. They become famous and earn a lot of money, but Cletus spends it on himself. Meanwhile, Bart is forced to see a psychologist after he traumatizes the kids at school with a scary story. Guest starring: Peter Bogdanovich as a psychologist, Andy Dick as himself, Meg Ryan as Dr. Stacey Swanson, James Patterson as himself, and Stephen Sondheim as himself. 393 - 15 "Rome-Old and Juli-Eh" March 11, 2007 Nancy Kruse Daniel Chun JABF08 When Grampa falls in love with Selma, they move in together. Homer and Patty team up to break up the odd couple. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa con a delivery man into giving them a large number of cardboard boxes, which they use to build a castle. Guest starring: Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Constance Harm. 394 - 16 "Homerazzi" March 25, 2007 Matthew Nastuk J. Stewart Burns JABF06 Homer becomes a paparazzo, taking embarrassing photographs of celebrities after he accidentally takes a photo of Duffman and Booberella together. However, when he angers Springfield's celebrities, they hire a paparazzo of their own and send him after Homer. Guest starring: Jon Lovitz as Enrico Irritazio, J. K. Simmons as the tabloid editor, and Betty White as herself. 395 - 17 "Marge Gamer" April 22, 2007 Bob Anderson J. Stewart Burns JABF10 Marge discovers the Internet and gets hooked on an online fantasy role-playing game called Earthland Realms, where she interacts with practically everyone in Springfield. But when she finds out that Bart is the fearsome Shadow Knight, she starts to mother him in the game. Meanwhile, Homer becomes a soccer referee, which strains his and Lisa's relationship when he calls fouls on her. Guest starring: Ronaldo as himself. 396 - 18 "The Boys of Bummer" April 29, 2007 Rob Oliver Michael Price JABF11 After missing a catch that would have won the Springfield Isotots a championship game, Bart becomes a pariah who is mocked and terrorized by the townspeople. His guilt and shame over the incident begin to take their toll on him. Meanwhile, Homer trades his and Marge's mattress to the Lovejoys, which ruins his and Marge's sex life. 397 - 19 "Crook and Ladder" May 6, 2007 Lance Kramer Bill Odenkirk JABF13 When Homer crashes into the Springfield Fire Department while under the influence of sleeping pills, the fire department get injured and end up in the hospital. The Springfield Volunteer Fire Department is created to replace them while they recover. However, the new volunteers begin stealing the property of the people they're supposed to be saving. 398 - 20 "Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!" May 13, 2007 Matthew Faughnan John Frink JABF12 When Santa's Little Helper saves Homer from a corn maze, he becomes a town hero and eventually becomes a police dog. But Bart's excitement for his dog is destroyed after Santa's Little Helper bites him and goes to live with the police. Bart gets a new pet, a snake called Strangles, as a replacement. Guest starring: Stephen Hawking as himself and Maurice LaMarche as the horn stuffer. 399 - 21 "24 Minutes" May 20, 2007 Raymond S. Persi Ian Maxtone-Graham and Billy Kimball JABF14 In a parody of 24, Bart joins Lisa in the Counter Truancy Unit to sabotage the school bullies' plan to set off a stink bomb at the school bake sale. However, their plans are undermined when it turns out there is a mole within the organization. Guest starring: Mary Lynn Rajskub as Chloe O'Brian and Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer. 400 - 22 "You Kent Always Say What You Want" May 20, 2007 Matthew Nastuk Tim Long JABF15 When Homer ends up on Kent Brockman's news program, he accidentally spills coffee on Brockman's lap, leading to him swearing on live television. Ned Flanders files a complaint that gets the news anchor fired. He then moves in with the Simpsons until they can figure out how to get his job back. Guest starring: Maurice LaMarche as the FOX voice-over and Ludacris as himself.

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